Dr Kate Hutson's research examines aquatic animal parasitology issues that threaten wild, farmed and ornamental fishes. Her research integrates parasite species discovery and biology (taxonomy, life cycles, ecology and behaviour) with practical, applied research (risk-assessment, disease diagnosis, management and treatment) designed to deliver tangible outcomes for fisheries, aquaculture industry and biosecurity management. This combination of pure and applied research has led to the development of unique and strong partnerships between industry, government agencies and other tertiary institutions.   

Kate graduated with a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours from the University of Melbourne and a PhD in Marine Parasitology from the University of Adelaide. She has maintained the Marine Parasitology Laboratory at James Cook University since 2010, and currently supervises eight postgraduate students. In 2015 she won a National Teaching Award for her contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate classes in aquaculture.

 

Teaching

• AQ2001: Introduction to Aquaculture (Level 2; TSV)
• AQ3015: Sustainable Aquaculture (Level 3; TSV)
• AQ5006: Aquaculture: Principles and Practices (Level 5; TSV)
• AQ5015: Sustainable Aquaculture (Level 5; TSV)
• AQ5806: Aquaculture: Introductory Principles and Practices (Level 5; TSV)
• AQ5815: Sustainable Aquaculture Principles and Practices (Level 5; TSV)

Experience

• 2013 to present - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville, Queensland)
• 2010 to 2012 - Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville, Queensland)
• 2007 to 2009 - Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Adelaide (Adelaide, South Australia)
• 2002 to 2003 - Research Assistant, University of Technology Sydney (Gore Hill, New South Wales)

Research Disciplines

• Fisheries Sciences (0704)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Fisheries - Aquaculture (8301)
• Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species (9604)
• Fisheries - Wild Caught (8302)

Awards

• 2016 - People's choice award: Reperio - Innovation and Commercialisation Pitch
• 2015 - Young Tall Poppy Science Award, Australian Institute of Policy & Science and the Tall Poppy Campaign
• 2015 - National Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
• 2015 - James Cook University Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
• 2013 - My Research in 3 minutes, People’s Choice Award, James Cook University
• 2013 - My Research in 3 minutes, Early Career Researcher Award, James Cook University
• 2013 - High Commendation, Early Career Researcher Supervisor of the Year, James Cook University
• 2009 - Early Career Researcher Award for the most meritorious scientific paper at the Australian Society for Parasitology and ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology Annual Conference, The University of Sydney, New South Wales

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Bastos Gomes G, Hutson K, Domingos J, Chung C, Hayward S, Miller T and Jerry D (2017) Use of environmental DNA (eDNA) and water quality data to predict protozoan parasites outbreaks in fish farms. Aquaculture, 479. pp. 467-473
• Bastos Gomes G, Jerry D, Miller T and Hutson K (2017) Current status of parasitic ciliates Chilodonella spp. (Phyllopharyngea: Chilodonellidae) in freshwater fish aquaculture. Journal of Fish Diseases, 40 (5). pp. 703-715
• Vaughan D, Grutter A, Costello M and Hutson K (in press) Cleaner fish and shrimp diversity and a critical evaluation of cleaning symbiosis. Fish and Fisheries,
• Hutson K and Boxshall G (2016) Discovery of the male of the rare caligiform copepod Kabataia Kazachenko, Korotaeva & Kurochkin, 1972 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida), with a reconsideration of its phylogenetic affinities. Zootaxa, 4174 (1). pp. 122-136
• Brazenor A and Hutson K (2015) Effects of temperature and salinity on the life cycle of Neobenedenia sp. (Monogenea: Capsalidae) infecting farmed barramundi (Lates calcarifer ). Parasitology Research, 114 (5). pp. 1875-1886
• Chotnipat S, Miller T, Knuckey R and Hutson K (2015) Molecular and morphological evidence for the widespread distribution of Laticola paralatesi infecting wild and farmed Lates calcarifer in Australia. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 113 (3). pp. 195-205
• Militz T and Hutson K (2015) Beyond symbiosis: cleaner shrimp clean up in culture. PLoS ONE, 10 (2). pp. 1-11
• Trujillo González A, Constantinoiu C, Rowe R and Hutson K (2015) Tracking transparent monogenean parasites on fish from infection to maturity. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 4 (3). pp. 316-322
• Trujillo-González A, Johnson L, Constantinoiu C and Hutson K (2015) Histopathology associated with haptor attachment of the ectoparasitic monogenean Neobenedenia sp. (Capsalidae) to barramundi, Lates calcarifer (Bloch). Journal of Fish Diseases, 38 (12). pp. 1063-1067
• Dinh Hoai T and Hutson K (2014) Reproductive strategies of the insidious fish ectoparasite, Neobenedenia sp. (Capsalidae: Monogenea). PLoS ONE, 9 (9). pp. 1-7
• Militz T, Southgate P, Carton A and Hutson K (2014) Efficacy of garlic (Allium sativum) extract applied as a therapeutic immersion treatment for Neobenedenia sp. management in aquaculture. Journal of Fish Diseases, 37 (5). pp. 451-461

Book Chapters

• Hutson K (2014) Infectious diseases of Asian seabass and health management. In: Biology and Culture of Asian Seabass Lates Calcarifer. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, pp. 102-136

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• The Impacts of Coral Reef Health on Fish-Parasite Interactions (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Ecology and Detection of Harmful Freshwater Fish Ciliate Parasites Chilodonella spp. in Aquaculture (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Cleaner organisms clean up in culture: a solution for sustainable parasite management (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• The health benefits of cleaner shrimp for corals and ornamental finfish (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• The Biology of the Cosmopolitan Fish Parasite Neobenedenia girellae (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Systematics, Phylogeny and Biogeorgraphy of the Marine Isopod Crustacean Family Cirolanidae of Indonesia. (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Strategic Approaches to Identifying Pathogens of Quarantine Concern Associated with the Importation of Ornamental Fish. (PhD , Primary Advisor)

Completed

• Behaviour, histopathology and immunobiology: interactions between the ectoparasite Neobenedenia (Monogenea: Capsalidae) and its host, Lates calcarifer (Perciformes: Latidae) (2015, Masters , Primary Advisor)

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• Trujillo Gonzalez, A. (2015) Interactions between Neobenedenia (monogenea- capsalidae) and its host, Lates calcarifer (perciformes- latidae). James Cook University
• Hutson, K. (2014) Beyond Symbiosis: Cleaner Shrimp Clean Up in Culture. James Cook University
• Hutson, K. (2014) Reproductive Strategies of the Insidious Fish Ectoparasite, Neobenedenia sp. (Capsalidae: Monogenea). James Cook University
• Brazenor, A. (2014) Neobenedenia Life Cycle manuscript dataset. James Cook University

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